He came on the scene seven years before we would be exposed to the fresh breeze of opinion delivered by Rush Limbaugh which would revolutionize the popularization of conservative opinion. But I recall being captivated the first time I saw The McLachlan Group as a really fast-paced, review of topical issues. If there was a weakness in the show, apart from its tendency to reflect establishment opinion, was its superficiality in terms of its handling of topics. The show was always far more interested in inside baseball than it was in the rules of the game. In other words, it covered the horse race much better than it covered substance and foundational principles involved in the war of conservatism against liberalism.
Yet, in the context of the time, it was hard-hitting and gave conservatism, best expressed by the voice of Pat Buchanan, at least a chance to be heard.
